"power trip" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-power trip.wav Forms: power trips [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} power trip (plural power trips)
  1. Any activity which confers a sense of power on the person involved. Related terms (sense 1): power move, power play, show of strength Related terms (sense 2): power-trip, power-tripping Related terms (sense 3): trip switch
    Sense id: en-power_trip-en-noun-lpwgZJYi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 3 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 4 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 2 54 Disambiguation of 'sense 1': 100 0 0 Disambiguation of 'sense 2': 100 0 0 Disambiguation of 'sense 3': 100 0 0
  2. The excitement that results from such an activity.
    Sense id: en-power_trip-en-noun-rwyPInBs
  3. (Malaysia, Singapore) A power outage or a blackout, when an electrical device or system suddenly stops working. Tags: Malaysia, Singapore Categories (topical): Electricity Synonyms: power cut Translations: синдром вахтёра (sindrom vaxtjóra) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-power_trip-en-noun-ASncz-8u Disambiguation of Electricity: 20 11 69 Categories (other): Malaysian English, Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 3 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 4 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 2 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 39 4 57

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